Which to use
“abzieht” and “ansieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,500
- “abzieht” frequency rank
- #10,413
- “ansieht” frequency rank
- 44913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abzieht | ansieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abziehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes abzieht and ansieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abzieht and ansieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abzieht and ansieht
A purely visual mix-up. abzieht ([ˈapˌt͡siːt]) and ansieht ([ˈanˌziːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abzieht is recorded at frequency rank #34,500, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːt]. ansieht is at rank #10,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌziːt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44913, this pair ranks #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abzieht vs ansieht
Shared letters: aehit. Private to "abzieht": bz. Private to "ansieht": ns.
"abzieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "ansieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abzieht" and "ansieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abzieht" or "ansieht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "abzieht" and "ansieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abzieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abzieht" and "ansieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzieht vs auszieht". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.